est of your children. Being a mom
is knowing that your child will get
a scratch on their knee and then
come running to you so that you
can kiss it better. A kiss can heal
anything from a scraped knee to a
split on the head that you well know
is going to require stitches, but you
kiss it anyway and then take to the
doctor. Being mom means staying
up all night with a sick child and
still making it to work on time the
next morning; sitting out in the cold
(or in the hot sun) on the bleachers
to watch your child play baseball or
soccer or any other outdoor sport just
so you can honestly say yes I did
see that when they ask. Being mom
means that what ever it is no matter
what hour in the morning nothing
is more important than your childs
concern. Being a mother means
bitting your tongue when your
14 year-old daughter comes home
with green hair or a green haired
boyfriend. But most of all, being a
mother means having
Beautifully Native
a slew of other words that
are not always talked
about like: heartache, humility,
pain, stress, loneliness, yearning,
learning, anger, confusion. I think
it’s the whole package every word
both good and bad that embodies
the word “Mom” because Mom is so
much more than all of it. Mom is
a spirit carried through all women
everywhere and passed down from
generation to generation. - - Colleen
McKain (31), Penticton, BC
Being a mom means to me showing
my daughter what a Native Woman
should be. Showing her her roots and
letting her inner beauty shine. To let
me daughter know (that) she is the
creator
of all
things. - Valdora
Wyacko
(23),
Chicago,
IL
“My favorite part of motherhood
is that my sense of
wonderment has been reignited, my son notices the small
things I’ve been passing up
for way too long. Oh, and the
love that could move mountains!” - - Tara Novak (Ojibwe/
Onieda)pictured below with son,
Ahki
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. - - Regina Crume-Barney (31), Klamath
Falls, OR
It means the caregiver, nurturing,
caring, and loving. - - Dawn Hope
(30), Sioux Falls, SD
I think of the word “Mom” and so
many words come to mind, like:
life, strength, wisdom, compassion,
teacher, nurturer, and stunning,
the list of uplifting powerful words
go on and on. However, there’s also
of Mom
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